In January 2010, a TNS Gallup survey (N=1000) commissioned by Finnish Energy Industries (Energiateollisuus) showed that 48% of Finns had a positive view of nuclear power, and only 17% were negative4. The gap between the two was the widest since polling began 28 years earlier. Among women, 33% were positive and 23% negative. Among Green League supporters, 37% were negative, down from 57% five years before, and 21% were positive. The survey also found the highest ever proportion of young people aged 15-24 in favour of nuclear power, at 30%. The percentage of 15-24 year olds registering negative attitudes was likewise the lowest the surveys have ever recorded, at 10%.A 2014 Gallup poll was reported to show that 41% were positive about nuclear power, while 24% were negative.In relation to the new Hanhikivi plant at Pyhäjoki, when Fennovoima had started local information campaigns, 51% at Pyhäjoki were in favour of the new plant there and 38% against. In February 2012, soon after the site selection and nearly a year after the Fukushima accident, the numbers were 69% in favour and 25% against, with a steady evolution of opinion in 6 polls over the four years. Regionally the figures in Feb 2012 were 65% in favour and 30% against.In May 2022 a survey by Kantar Public found that 60% of respondents have positive opinions about nuclear (34% completely positive and 26% broadly positive) and 11% negative.A survey by Kantar Public in December 2022 revealed support for nuclear power in Finland at an all-time high, with 60% of respondents in favour of nuclear power and only 11% against. Of the 60% of respondents in favour of nuclear energy, 34% were 'completely' in favour while 26% said they were 'mainly' in favour. Those with 'totally' negative attitudes towards nuclear made up only 3%.
https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/finland#public-opinion
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